ISBN: 9780099547143

ISBN-13: 9780099547143, 978-0099547143. The Elizabethans. This is what life under Elizabeth I was really like. When if you were born poor you stayed poor, and the thumbscrews and the rack… More...

ISBN-13: 9780099547143, 978-0099547143. The Elizabethans. This is what life under Elizabeth I was really like. When if you were born poor you stayed poor, and the thumbscrews and the rack could be the grim prelude to the executioner's block. The Elizabethans Please note: this item is printed on demand and will take extra time before it can be dispatched to you (up to 20 working days).Author(s): A.N. WilsonFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Cornerstone, United KingdomImprint: Arrow Books LtdISBN-13: 9780099547143, 978-0099547143SynopsisEngland under Elizabeth I.A time of war and plague, politics and rebellion, personal heroism and religious fanaticism. When if you were born poor you stayed poor, and the thumbscrews and the rack could be the grim prelude to the executioner's block.But it was also an age that encouraged literary genius, global exploration, and timeless beauty. When the lowly privateer Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe with no reliable navigational instruments and only a drunken, mutinous crew for company. When the Queen's favourite, the wealthy and handsome Robert Dudley, was widely suspected of having killed his wife. And when only the machinations of ruthless intriguers like William Cecil and Francis Walsingham prevented Elizabeth's kingdom from descending into anarchy and political chaos.The Elizabethans is a panoramic, exhilarating depiction of an intensely colourful period by master-historian, A N Wilson. This is what life under Elizabeth I was really like., Brand New, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Book Title: The Elizabethans, EAN: 9780099547143, Publication Year: 2012, Type: Textbook, Language: English, Publication Name: The Elizabethans, Item Height: 198mm, Item Width: 129mm, Subject: History, Item Weight: 343g, Number of Pages: 464 Pages, Cornerstone<

2012, ISBN: 9780099547143

England under Elizabeth I.A time of war and plague, politics and rebellion, personal heroism and religious fanaticism. When if you were born poor you stayed poor, and the thumbscrews and … More...

England under Elizabeth I.A time of war and plague, politics and rebellion, personal heroism and religious fanaticism. When if you were born poor you stayed poor, and the thumbscrews and the rack could be the grim prelude to the executioner's block.But it was also an age that encouraged literary genius, global exploration, and timeless beauty. When the lowly privateer Francis Drake circumnavigated the globe with no reliable navigational instruments and only a drunken, mutinous crew for company. When the Queen's favourite, the wealthy and handsome Robert Dudley, was widely suspected of having killed his wife. And when only the machinations of ruthless intriguers like William Cecil and Francis Walsingham prevented Elizabeth's kingdom from descending into anarchy and political chaos.The Elizabethans is a panoramic, exhilarating depiction of an intensely colourful period by master-historian, A N Wilson. This is what life under Elizabeth I was really like. Books A.N. Wilson|Paperback|Cornerstone|06/09/2012, Cornerstone<